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Rabbits

Having a pet can be expensive and involves you in making a long term commitment to your adopted pet. Regular expenses you will have include weekly food bills, yearly booster vaccinations, boarding fees during holidays, pet insurance, and any unexpected veterinary treatment charges.

Is a Rabbit the right pet for you?

  • Can you afford £5 a week for rabbit food
  • Can you give your rabbit access to a hutch in an escape proof garden or provide a secure run and hutch?
  • Can you afford up to £10 a month for pet insurance?
  • Can you be at home for part of every day?
  • Can you afford your rabbits’s regular vaccinations (about £25 a year)?
  • If needed can you afford veterinary treatment throughout your rabbit’s life?
  • Can you afford to board your rabbit or arrange for family or friends to look after your cat while you are on holiday?
  • Rabbits are social animals and so we will normally only re-home in pairs or individually to be paired with an existing rabbit at a home.

If you can answer YES to these questions then read on to find out about adopting a rabbit.

Rabbit Adoption Charges

Rabbit (all ages) £30.00

These charges include:

  • A health check
  • Microchipping
  • Vaccination against myxomatosis
  • Neutering (for rabbits too young to be neutered at the time of adoption a voucher will be provided to cover the cost of this procedure)

If you would like to go ahead and adopt a rabbit then view those currently available below, make a note of the name and reference number of those you are interested in, then email us at: rehoming@rspcamiddlesex.org.uk or phone us on (020) 8966 9688 to discuss adopting a pet.

MUNGO & MARJORY

Mungo and Marjory came into our care after being removed from a very unsuitable home after a complaint was made regarding the animals wellbeing.

These little rabbits are lovely and very deserving of a new loving home. They are friendly and easy to handle and would make ideal pets for first time owners. These rabbits are very active little things and love to explore and poke their noses into everything; they are living outside at present and are fine to remain outside for the duration of the winter as long as extra measures are taken to weather proof them.

ADELE & AMELIA

Adele and Amelia came into our care after being removed from a very unsuitable home after a complaint was made regarding the animals wellbeing.

Adele and Amelia are lovely rabbits they are friendly and easy to handle, and would make ideal rabbits for first time rabbit owners. these rabbits were very skinny when they were found, and we assume they were they were dumped as there were so many together. Adele is a little bit food possessive with the other rabbit, we think that now she is getting regular meals and is now a good weight this will calm down as time goes by. This is nothing too major, she just tells her off when the food is out down and try’s to steal it all.

These girls are used to living outside at present and they will be fine to remain outside for the duration of the winter as long as extra measures are taken to weather proof them if it gets really cold.

HARVEY & TINSEL

Harvey and Tinsel came to us having been transferred to us from our Southridge centre, as they had lots of rabbits abandoned on their door step just days before Christmas.

These rabbits are lovely, they are easy to handle and very nosey and inquisitive. They are you active rabbits who are great fun and love poking their noses into anything and everything. They are going to need a nice large hutch and run to spend their days in. At present they are living outside and will be fine to remain outside for the duration of the winter as long as extra measures are taken to weather proof them if it gets really cold.

ONE SOCK

One sock is one of 2 rabbits, removed from a home on welfare grounds. He had been living in a backyard with no access to any type of food, water or shelter, its amazing he actually managed to stay safe from any foxes, let alone alive due to lack of norishment.

One Sock is aonly a very young lad, we had to seperate the rabbits when they came into our care as he was being picked on by the other male who was a lot bigger than him. So now he is in need of a female companion to share his life with. Despite his oreal One Sock is a lovely lad, he is friendly and easy to pick up and handle. he is very inquisitive and loved to explore and investigate. At present he is living putdoors and will be fine to remain outside for the duration fo the winter.

BEETROOT & PARSNIP

Beetroot & Parsnip are a very sweet pair of rabbits who came into our care after their owner no longer wanted them.

They are a sweet friendly pair, who are easily picked up and handled, but can be quite wriggley when held. They are nosey and inquisitive and like to rummage around and investigate their surroundings. They are used to living outdoors and love having lots of room to hop and jump about. There is always a change of introducing a lonly castrated boy to the girls if you think he needs some company.

KATKIN & PUSSY WILLOW

Katkin and Pussy willow came to us via our hospital in Holloway, after being rescued by Inspectors.

They are a friendly pair of rabbits who enjoy life and are into anything and everything and are very active.
Katkin is fantastic! – he adores Pussy willow and is always giving her a groom –which doesn’t always help with your grooming efforts. He is a very easy rabbit to pick up and handle.
Pussy willow is a little less full on than her boyfriend, but is absolutely fine to be groomed and will happily sit on your lap for ages getting the once over, the only place she does tend to protest about is under her chin, and she can get a bit jumpy then, but she is getting better and better all the time. The only other thing to be aware of is that she does tend to groom you at the same time, nibbling your clothes as your grooming her, so an old towel over your lap or clothes you don’t mind being made holey are the best idea.
These rabbits are lovely, they just need someone who will be able to handle pussy willow with confidence and not allow the grooming to become a big issue.

TERRI & NUTKIN

Nutkin is one of several rabbits removed from a property after concerns were raised for their welfare. The rabbits were all being kept in tiny over crowded hutches with little room to move about and stretch their legs. Terri came to us after being found wandering the streets.

Terri is a lovely, friendly rabbit, she is easily handled and will come skipping over to see you when you go out to the garden. She is a really nice easy going rabbit. Nutkin, on the other hand, has had little human contact or interaction. He is quite a nervy fellow, and he can be very wriggley and kicky when picked up and held, but he is improving daily. To see him skip and jump about when he goes in his run of a morning really warms the heart. He loves this new found freedom and now he has a companion to share his days with his life is almost complete. This pair have instantly bonded and are a smashing couple, we are sure with time that lovely Terri will help Nutkin come out of his shell and grow with confidence.

PANCAKE & BUTCH

Butch and Pancake came into our care from very different backgrounds, but have now found love together and are hoping to find a home together now. Butch was found as a stray and Pasncake was signed over as she was no longer wanted by her owners.

Butch is a cool rabbit with lots of personality, he is very mischievious and loves to poke his nose into anything and everything. He is the adventurous type and will happily hop around the house as well as the garden. He is easily approached and happy being stoked and will take food from your hand. He isn’t keen on being picked up and will struggle a bit. He is a big rabbit with an even bigger character.

Pancake is quite an independant rabbit, she like to do her own thing, and will happily investigate her surroundings without Butch by her side at all times. She will occasionally hop over to see you but will soon be on her way again to see what else she can find. She is a bit better about being picked up than Butch but still isn’t desperately keen on it.

These rabbits love to be together, they exploring and investigating. They prefer to keep all four paws on the ground and aren’t really cuddley rabbits, but brillliant fun all the same. They will need lots of room to hop about in.

DOODLES & SAMUEL

Doodles and Samuel have come into our care from different backgrounds, but have bonded well with eachother and now we hope to find them a home together. Samuel is one of several rabbits removed from a property after a welfare complaint was made regarding their care, the rabbits cages were so over crowded that poor Samuel has a big chgunk missing from his ear where tensions between rabbits obviously overflowed. Doodles came into our care having been found straying.

They absolutely love all this new found freedom and space they now have, and when they first go out in the run each morning Samuel particularly loves it and will skip about really fast, pop corning all over the place. You can see he is now beginning to enjoy life and it would be brilliant see him in a real caring home for the first time in his life.

Both of these rabbits have had tough starts in life and both are quite nervous rabbits. Neither are very happy being picked up and can be quite kicky and wriggley. They are going to need an experienced owner who is willing to spend a bit of time with them helping them settle into a new home and getting used to you. If you enjoy a challenge and really want to make a big differance to a couple of neglected rabbits then please consider offering a permanent home to this very deserving pair.

TIMMY TIPTOES & TIGGYWINKLE

Timmy Tiptoes and Tiggywinkle are a pair of rabbit removed from a property after welfare concerns were made regarding their living conditions.

Timmy and Tiggy haven’t had the best of beginnings, and have been used to little handling or attention from humans. They are loving all the room they now have to bounce about in. They can be a bit difficult to get hold of, only in so far as it involves a bit of chancing around. Once you have them in your arms they aren’t too bad, they can be a little kicky and wriggley. These rabbits are going to need a patient owner who is willing to put in a little extra time in helping them get used to being handled, they would not make good childrens pets.

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